MedStar Health Blog

For years, patients with angina (chest pain) caused by blockages in the arteries have been treated with medications. When medications alone aren’t enough, cardiologists have turned to stents—small mes...

Meet Kevin Handy, MD With the alarming rise in the abuse of prescription and non-prescription opioids dominating the headlines, many medical professionals may be at a loss to understand the full...

An old saying goes, "The eyes are the window to the soul." Though my work as an oculoplastic surgeon (a doctor who specializes in surgery on structures around the eyes) doesn't qualify me to make that...

Ultrasound’s long history as a medical tool dates back to the 1940s.  Today, diagnostic ultrasound’s ability to image in real-time, along with its excellent safety record and modern-day portabili...

MHRI remains committed to improving our IT infrastructure with the ongoing work with OnCore, the clinical trials management system. OnCore provides the tools to manage the whole continuum of data duri...

Abstract submissions for the seventh annual MedStar Health Research Symposium will open on November 13, 2017. The MedStar Health Research Symposium brings together associates from across the system to...